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The Peripheral

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The Peripheral follows Flynne Fisher, a woman living in rural America, who supplements her income by playing VR games for wealthy clients. When she tries a new game, she discovers it is not virtual reality but a real and futuristic London, seventy years ahead. As Flynne uncovers the mystery behind the connection between her world and this future, she faces dangerous forces that threaten her and her family.
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Flynne Fisher lives in the rural American South, working at the local 3D printing shop, while earning much needed extra money playing VR games for rich people. One night she dons a headset and finds herself in futuristic London—a sleek and mysterious world, alluringly different from her own hardscrabble existence. But this isn't like any game she's ever played before—Flynne begins to realise it isn't virtual reality... it's real.

Someone in London, seventy years in the future, has found a way to open a door to Flynne's world. And as utterly beguiling as London is... it's also dangerous. As Flynne searches to discover who has connected their worlds, and for what purpose, her presence here sets dangerous forces into motion... forces intent on destroying Flynne and her family in her own world.

The Peripheral by William Gibson offers a thrilling exploration of the blurred lines between virtual and real worlds, amid a gripping narrative of suspense and adventure.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241998960

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Edition: Media tie-in

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 341g

Pages: 496

About the Author

William Gibson is credited with having coined the term \"cyberspace\" and having envisioned both the Internet and virtual reality before either existed. His first novel Neuromancer sold more than six million copies worldwide, and Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive completed the trilogy. He has written six further novels about the strange contemporary world we inhabit. His most recent novels include Spook Country, Zero History and The Peripheral. His non-fiction collection, Distrust That Particular Flavour, compiles assorted writings and journalism from across his career.

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